Wire-fence-fastening device.



PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905.

H. HANSBBRGBR.

WIRE FENCE FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLIGATION FILED DEC. 7, 1904.

ATTORNEYS Nrrnn STATES Jratenteo. June 2'7, 1905.

HENRY HANSBERGER, OF MILLERSPORT, OHIO.

WlRE-FENCE-FASTENING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,371, dated June 27,1905.

Application filed December '7, 1904. Serial No. 235,848.

To all 1077,0711, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY I'IANSBERGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Millersport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Ohio,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inVVire-Fence-Fastening Devices, of which the following is aspecilieation.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement inwire-fence-fastening devices.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple fastening devicewhich is applied to each strand-wire and acts in conjunction therewithto form a mutual fastening.

Another feature lies in the provision of a device which may be readilyapplied and one whose fastening qualities will increase as pressure isbrought to bear upon the strand wire or wires.

Finally, the object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described that will be strong, durable, eflicient, and simpleand comparatively inexpensive to make and one which will not be liableto get out of working order.

I/Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists of thenovel details of construction and operation, a preferable embodiment ofwhich is described in the specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is a partial perspective viewof a metallic post and a portion of a strand-wire, showing my fasteningdevice applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig.1, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the fastening device.

It is to be understood that my improved fastening device may be usedwith posts of various sizes and shapes, but preferably with metallicposts, although I do not wish to limit the application of my device to ametallic post. It is to be further observed that I may employ as manydevices upon a post as there are strand-wires crossing the same, andtherefore I have thought it expedient and suificient to simply show anddescribe one of my fastening devices.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates an angular fence-post, which Ihave chosen for the purpose of illustration, while the numeral 2designates the strand wire which crosses the open portion of thefence-post 1, which in this case is V-shaped in plan.

It is apparent that the shape of the post to some extent governs theshape of the fastening device. Thus for use in connection with theabove-described post I construct the fastening device as indicated at 3in the drawings, having a general V shape and provided at its free endswith downwardly-extending hook portions 4, which are inclined slightlyrearwardly or toward the apex of the device. The distance from the rearfaces of the hooks 4 to the inner angle of the apex of the device 3 isshorter than the distance from the outer angle of the apex of thefence-post 1 to the outer ends thereof, as clearly set forth in Fig. 1.Thereby when the device is applied to the fence-post, the hooks 4 beingcaught over the strand-wire 2, the latter is drawn around the sides ofthe fence-post and toward the apex thereof, as clearly illustrated inFig. 2. The strand-wire 2 being under tension, it is apparent that amutual fastening is had, as the fastening device tends to draw the wirearound the sides of the post and bind the same thereon, while the wirebeing under tension tends to draw the fastening device into contact withthe post, and it is obvious that the greater the tension or force uponthe strand-wire 2 the stronger and more secure the fastening is made.

.In applying the fastening device I preferably-employ a suitable tool orimplement for drawing the strand-wire around the sides and outer edgesof the fence-post, thus allowing the fastening device 3 to be slippeddown the trivial and has no bearing in any Way upon the invention.

I do not Wish to limit myself to the exact details of constructionherein set forth, as I may make various changes in the same Withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

Having noW fully described my invention, What I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In a device of the class described, a post V- shapcd in cross-section, afence-Wire passing across the foot of the V and a rigid V-shapedfastener provided With hooks at its free ends,

said hooks engaging the said fence-Wire adjacent to its point of contactWith the post and holding it in contact therewith, the sides of the saidfastener, from the apex to the inside of the hooked portion, beingshorter than the sides of the V-shaped post, whereby the fence- Wire isbent at a sharp angle at its point of contact With the said post,substantially as shown and described.

HENRY HANSBERGER. In presence of M. B. SoHLEY, A. L. PHELPS.

